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Pakistan flood aid dwindles
SBS podcast with Oxfam representative in Pakistan, Rebecca Barber, who says many are now under threat from diseases including malaria, dengue fever and acute diarrhoea. She told James Nunez there has been a sharp drop in donations for the recovery effort, and that much more international aid is needed. Read more »
Pakistan floods: Children of the floods
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Oxfam staff member Mubashar Hasan recently spent two weeks in Pakistan doing emergency field work. Shortly before leaving he visited a temporary camp in Nowshera district — a camp that many Pakistani children now call home. This is the account of his visit. Read more »
Pakistan floods: Freeze debt, increase aid
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At a UN conference in Melbourne this week, Oxfam together with World Vision and Fred Hollows Foundation called for the freezing of Pakistan’s debt – and an increase in aid from the international community to help the flood-stricken nation. Read more »
Pakistan floods: The human cost
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Oxfam’s humanitarian advocacy officer in Islamabad, Rebecca Barber, writes in the Age about the unfathomable human suffering caused by the Pakistan floods, and the desperate need from the international community for more aid. Read more »
Pakistan floods: "This is unique in my nation’s history"
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Qasim Berech, 30, is a public health expert with Oxfam in Pakistan. He travelled to Upper Swat on 16 August. This is his account of the journey. Read more »
Pakistan floods: "The tip of the iceberg"
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Oxfam Australia Emergencies Manager Richard Young talks to Channel 10 about the ongoing crisis in Pakistan. With torrential monsoon rains expected through October, the worst may be yet to come for the millions of people in Pakistan who have already lost everything. Read more »
Pakistan floods: Saving livestock while fleeing Sindh
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Floodwater is approaching fast to the district Daud in Sindh Province. Oxfam staffer Mubashar Hasan offers this heartbreaking eyewitness account from the village of Sial. Read more »
Pakistan floods: En route to Peshawar
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A field report from Pakistan, with video. By Neva Khan, Pakistan Country Director for Oxfam Great Britain. Read more »
Oxfam director on Sky News about Pakistan floods
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Andrew Hewett, Executive Director of Oxfam Australia, interviewed about Oxfam’s response to the Pakistan Floods Read more »
Haiti earthquake appeal : 6 months on
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Since January, Oxfam has helped over 420,000 earthquake survivors – and we couldn’t have done it without your generous support. Read more »
